Five Years Of Broken Promises In Ohio As middle-class families struggle, the economy lags, and our national debt explodes, it’s clear to everyone – except President Obama – that he hasn’t lived up to his own promises.
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“When President Obama brings his ‘doing fine’ message to Ohio, he’ll need to answer for five years’ worth of broken promises to Cuyahoga’s students. As middle-class families struggle, the economy lags, and our national debt explodes, it’s clear to everyone – except President Obama – that he hasn’t lived up to his own promises. On Day One of his presidency, Mitt Romney will take immediate steps to get the economy moving again and put Americans back to work.” –Amanda Henneberg, Romney Campaign Spokesperson
Today, President Obama Returns To Cuyahoga Community College To Discuss The Economy:
Today, President Obama Will Speak At Cuyahoga Community College In Cleveland To Discuss The Economy. “President Obama is scheduled to speak at the Cuyahoga Community College Metropolitan Campus in Cleveland Thursday just five minutes prior to when Romney himself is set to begin an event in Cincinnati. This is the first time the president and the presumptive GOP candidate will hold public campaign events in the same state on the same day.” (Emily Friedman, “Romney Predicts Obama Will Change Course In Ohio Speech, Says ‘Words Are Cheap’,” ABC News, 6/13/12)
But Today Isn’t President Obama’s First Visit – Over The Last Five Years, He’s Made Promises To Cuyahoga Students That He Hasn’t Kept:
In 2007, Candidate Obama Told Cuyahoga Community College It Would Be “Un-American” To Pass Down To “Our Children And Grandchildren” An “America That’s A Little Poorer And A Little Leaner.” OBAMA: “If we fail to accept the challenge, then we find ourselves perhaps the first generation in a very long time in which our children and our grandchildren inherit an America that’s a little poorer and a little leaner than the one that we received from our parents. Now that’s unacceptable, that’s un-American.” (Senator Barack Obama, Remarks at Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills, OH, 2/26/07)
•Median Family Net Worth Has Hit A Two-Decade Low. “The Great Recession shrank Americans' wealth so much that in 2010 median family net worth was no more than it had been in 1992 after adjusting for inflation, the Federal Reserve reported Monday. Median net worth declined from $126,400 in 2007 to $77,300 in 2010, a Fed survey of family finances found. The median marks the point where half had more and half had less.” (Martin Crutsinger, “Fed Report: Middle Class Net Worth Tumbles,” The Associated Press, 6/12/12)
•“Summer Jobs For Teens Are Disappearing” With “Fewer Than Three In 10 American Teenagers” Currently Able To Find Work. “Once a rite of passage to adulthood, summer jobs for teens are disappearing. Fewer than three in 10 American teenagers now hold jobs such as running cash registers, mowing lawns or busing restaurant tables from June to August. The decline has been particularly sharp since 2000, with employment for 16-to-19-year olds falling to the lowest level since World War II.” (Hope Yen, “More Than Seven In 10 U.S. Teens Jobless In Summer,” The Associated Press, 6/12/12)
President Obama, At Cuyahoga Community College In 2010:
